Imaginary Cuba
1999 studio album by Bill Laswell
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Imaginary Cuba is the ninth solo album by the American composer Bill Laswell, released on September 14, 1999, by Wicklow.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 14, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Orange Music, West Orange, NJ | |||
| Genre | Dub, sound collage | |||
| Length | 57:26 | |||
| Label | Wicklow | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press | [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
Critical reception
Noting the influence taken from Latin American music, AllMusic reviewer Rick Anderson wrote: "Imaginary Cuba finds [Laswell] taking an approach somewhat similar to the one he employed on his Off World One project -- building on a foundation of field recordings, he constructs complex and often dub-inflected sound collages that sound like no one but Laswell while still maintaining respect for the music's origins."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Habana Transmission #1/Avisale a la Vecina Dub" | Bill Laswell | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Para Clave y Guaguanco" | Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Loungin With F.E." | Frank Emilio Flynn | 1:09 |
| 4. | "Chacón and Daniel" | Bill Laswell | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Déjala en la Puntica" | Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández | 2:21 |
| 6. | "Habana Transmission #2/Cuban Evolution" | Bill Laswell | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Los Ibellis" | Los Ibellis, Bill Laswell | 6:37 |
| 8. | "Habana Transmission #3/Shango Sound Scan" | Los Ibellis | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Hombre Lobo, No! Hombre Nuevo, Si" | Bill Laswell | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Guerillero Heroico" | Bill Laswell | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Shango" | Los Ibellis | 1:15 |
| 12. | "Pompa at the House" | Guillermo Pompa | 1:53 |
| 13. | "Madre No Me Pida in Dub" | Raúl Planas | 3:37 |
| 14. | "Chaos in the Heat" | Bill Laswell | 4:49 |
| 15. | "Drafting Shadows/Leaving la Habana" | Bill Laswell | 6:34 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Imaginary Cuba liner notes.[5]
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar, drum programming, musical arrangements, producer, recording
- Oz Fritz – engineering
- Daniel Laine – photography
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1999 | Wicklow | CD | 09026-63514-2 |